City of Orange Phone Directory

Orange phone directory searches use city and county tools to find people, phone numbers, and contact details in this central Orange County city. The City of Orange has its own clerk office and police records unit. Orange County handles the court system, property records, and vital records that cover the city. Since the City of Orange shares a name with the county, it helps to know which office you need. City records come from the city clerk. County records come from the Orange County Clerk-Recorder, assessor, and court system. This page covers both levels and the state databases that round out the Orange phone directory.

Orange Phone Directory County Records

The City of Orange sits in Orange County. The county manages court records, property assessments, recorded documents, and vital records for all cities in the county. If you need to find someone through a court case, a deed, or a vital record in the City of Orange, those files are at the county level. The Orange County Clerk-Recorder processes recorded documents and vital records. Staff will not search by phone, in person, or by mail. Online tools are the way to go. Copies run $1 per page with an extra $1 for certification.

The Orange County Assessor keeps property data. By law, searches by owner name are not allowed and the owner name does not appear in results. Use the ParcelQuest tool for searches by address or parcel number. The Grantor/Grantee Index covers recorded documents and lets you search by name. This helps with Orange phone directory searches that involve property transactions or recorded filings.

City of Orange Clerk Phone Directory

The City of Orange City Clerk handles public records for the city. Call 714-744-5500. The clerk keeps council minutes, resolutions, ordinances, and other official city documents. When you need a record from the City of Orange itself, this is the office to contact. City records can turn up names tied to contracts, permits, and official city business. These can help with an Orange phone directory search when you are trying to trace a person or company that has done work with the city.

For police records in the City of Orange, call 714-744-7444. The Orange Police Department handles its own records. Incident reports, arrest records, and accident reports go through that number. Police records often have names and addresses that can be useful for Orange phone directory research. The police department has its own fee schedule and response times for records requests.

Note: When searching for city records versus county records in Orange, make sure you are contacting the right office since both share the same name.

Court Records for Orange Phone Searches

The Orange County Superior Court has a courthouse in the City of Orange that handles cases for residents of the area. The court runs online tools for case searches. The Civil Case Access covers civil filings across the county. The Name Search tool finds cases by a person's name across all case types. Court records list parties, filing dates, and case details. This is a key part of the Orange phone directory because court filings often show names and addresses of the people involved in a case.

The Orange County Sheriff portal has an inmate search. You create an account to use it. The system does not show charges right now. Call (714) 710-8884 for questions about inmates. The sheriff database adds to the Orange phone directory for law enforcement searches.

State Phone Directory Tools for Orange

California state databases expand the Orange phone directory. The Department of Consumer Affairs license search has more than 3.4 million professionals on file. You can filter to the City of Orange to find licensed workers. Each result shows the name, license status, and practice location. The Secretary of State business search covers all registered companies in California. Results include the agent for service of process, which is the person who takes legal papers for the business.

The business search is free and shows the company status, registration date, and contact agent. It covers every business entity filed in California.

The California Public Records Act gives you the right to request government records in the City of Orange. The law at Government Code Section 7920.000 treats this as a fundamental right. Under Public Utilities Code Section 2891.1, phone companies cannot publish unlisted numbers. This restricts some Orange phone directory results for people who have opted for unlisted service.

Other Orange County Phone Directories

These cities are also in Orange County and have their own phone directory pages.